This will be explained in the comics, but I don’t mind answering this here, even if shortly: In the 1400’s a branded person must serve the church. The knights are a division of the church. I agree that Clou would have been much better suited as a priest (“Sunner”), but circumstances conspired against him. I get more into this later. 🙂
In Gilad’s time the church is much weaker as people become more secular, so they’ve opened orphanages to try and find kids who might get branded and swell their thinned ranks after the war. So those few who do get branded are taken for squires, but those who aren’t are often made into White Guard. I hope that gives a bit more information without spoiling too much! I can go on with this topic for hours. 😀

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